Patents by Inventor Joel T. Hageman

Joel T. Hageman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8127920
    Abstract: Greeting card package constructs and containers for the retail packaging and sale of sets of greeting cards with envelopes, including a frame box structure configured to hold a plurality or set of greeting cards and having openings in front and back panels to make at least two or more pages of a greeting card in the package visible, and substantially reducing total material requirements for the package. The package structure includes four sides and four back flanges to hold the greeting cards in place. One embodiment of the disclosure is capable of holding one set of identical greeting cards. Another embodiment is capable of holding two side-by-side sets of separate identical greeting cards. The package is wrapped in cellophane to preserve both the front and inside views of the greeting card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: American Greetings Corp.
    Inventor: Joel T. Hageman
  • Publication number: 20110048978
    Abstract: Greeting card package constructs and containers for the retail packaging and sale of sets of greeting cards with envelopes, including a frame box structure configured to hold a plurality or set of greeting cards and having openings in front and back panels to make at least two or more pages of a greeting card in the package visible, and substantially reducing total material requirements for the package. The package structure includes four sides and four back flanges to hold the greeting cards in place. One embodiment of the disclosure is capable of holding one set of identical greeting cards. Another embodiment is capable of holding two side-by-side sets of separate identical greeting cards. The package is wrapped in cellophane to preserve both the front and inside views of the greeting card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventor: Joel T. Hageman
  • Patent number: 7832559
    Abstract: Nested rolled sheet material packages have multiple rolls of sheet material each with unique internal and external diameters and nested and held in a telescoping arrangement by a package fixture which fits within a portion of each roll and which is contacted by an end of each roll so that a portion of each roll is visible. The package fixture may be generally planar, cylindrical or conical, and may further include steps for contact with ends of each of the rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventors: Mike Hansborough, Joel T. Hageman, Jamie O. Morehead
  • Patent number: D575150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Joel T. Hageman
  • Patent number: D621703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Joel T. Hageman
  • Patent number: D651824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: American Greetings Corporation
    Inventor: Joel T. Hageman